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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jun 24.
Published in final edited form as: Biochem Pharmacol. 2008 Sep 30;77(1):114–124. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2008.09.023

Table 1.

Sequences of γ-MSH, [DPhe6]-γ-MSH, and [Pro5, DNaI(2′)8]-γ-MSH

Sequences of γ-MSH analogues
γ-MSH H-Tyr-Val-Nle-Gly-Pro-Phe-Arg-Trp-Asp-Arg-Phe-Gly-NH2
[DPhe6]-γ-MSH H-Tyr-Val-Nle-Gly-Pro-DPhe-Arg-Trp-Asp-Arg-Phe-Gly-NH2
[Pro5, DNaI(2′)8]-γ-MSH H-Tyr-Val-Nle-Gly-Pro-Phe-Arg-DNaI(2′)-Asp-Arg-Phe-Gly-NH2

The bold letter s represent key residues for receptor binding and signaling